dicyclopentadienyl

noun

Two cyclopentadienyl radicals in a molecule

OriginEnglish cyclopentadienyl ← Latin di- ← Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-) →
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Meanings

noundicyclopentadienyl (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryTwo cyclopentadienyl radicals in a molecule

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Englishcyclopentadienyl
  8. Englishdicyclopentadienyl

From di- + cyclopentadienyl.

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